One of the best things about a new Pixar film being released is that they are always accompanied by a new Pixar short! As a lover of short films and a lover of animation, there is nothing better. Here is the first still from The Blue Umbrella the new Pixar short: From the film’s publicist: …
Monsters, Inc. Directed by Pete Docter Written by Andrew Stanton and Daniel Gerson Starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, James Coburn, Steve Buscemi Here’s a question that has nagged at me for the last few years: what, really, is the difference between a film made by Pixar Animation Studios and a film made by DreamWorks Animation? …
There’s no better proof of Disney’s unparalleled dedication to giving you your money’s worth with their home media than two new releases, Brave and the Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2 (though more the former than the latter). Both Blu-rays come out today, and if you’re a Pixar completist, you’ll want to either get them …
On this week’s episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, hell has frozen over. To quote the great Bill Murray, cats and dogs living together–mass hysteria! Yes, it’s true: Josh liked a movie more than Mike. And that movie is this week’s focus: the Pixar film Finding Nemo, which has been re-released in theaters thanks to a 3D …
Finding Nemo 3D Directed by Andrew Stanton Co-directed by Lee Unkrich Written by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds USA, 2003 and 2012 Pixar is in the middle of its growing pains as a studio. The public still loves them, but a good chunk of the media wants them to return to their glory …
La Luna Written and Directed by Enrico Casarosa USA, 2011, imdb Listen to our Mousterpiece Cinema Brave (and La Luna) podcast or read Josh‘s review of Brave. ***** The Oscar nominated short La Luna has already made the festival circuit, but being featured in front of Brave gives this Pixar short an audience several magnitudes larger than it (or most short films) had before. It …
At the end of each month, the Sound On Sight staff will band together to write an article about their favourite scenes in films released. Here are our favourite scenes from the month of May. Warning: Of course, spoilers are in full effect here! **** Killer Joe – KFC Rape Killer Joe marks an unshakeable …
Do you have what it takes to change your fate? Can you possibly know the costs of damaging the bond among familial allies? This week, Josh, Gabe, and Michael go head-to-head with Disney-Pixar’s newest movie, Brave, set in the Scottish Highlands and featuring the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, and more. There’s …
Brave Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman Written by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman USA, 2012 2012 has undoubtedly been the year of the strong female heroine in cinema. Brave has followed suit in keeping up with the trend after The Hunger Games and Snow White and the Huntsmen both killed at the box-office, each riding high on the oppressed …
Brave Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and co-directed by Steve Purcell Written by Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman, and Irene Mecchi USA, 2012 At some point, the films from Pixar Animation Studios became so consistently powerful, so exceptional, that almost everyone in the world decided that making pieces of pure entertainment wasn’t …
The beauty of art is that you can have a nearly out-of-body experience while watching it, listening to it, reading it, and so on. The mediums of art don’t always achieve this, but whether it’s a painting, song, book, poem, television show, or film, we can be both fully transported into another world while also …
Through the magic of the Internet, we’re managing to bring you a brand-new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema despite Josh currently being on vacation in the happiest place on Earth. And what better way to celebrate than by discussing one of the most magical and entertaining romantic comedies of the past decade? Yes, this week, Josh …
Ratatouille Written and directed by Brad Bird Genius is a blessing and a curse. Who doesn’t have that moment where they wished they knew the answer to a question, whether it’s to sound important, put someone else in their place, or just show off? But being a genius has one obvious pitfall: once you prove …
What kind of ingredients does it take to make a great podcast episode? For starters, make sure you have a great topic. This week’s episode of Mousterpiece Cinema has just the movie to create a great episode: 2007’s Ratatouille from Pixar Animation Studios. Next, put in two dashes of honesty, a pinch of analysis, and …
We posted a trailer for Brave (Pixar’s next animated feature film), a while back, and rumour is there is a new trailer on the way sometime this week. In anticipation of the film we’ve decided to post three new stills from the film. Brave is Pixar’s first film with a central female protagonist which has …
For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures, which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios …
This weekend at the Disney’s D23 Expo, it was annoucned that the Toy Story gang are coming back to the big screen later this year on November 23. The next Toy Story adventure titled Small Fry will play before The Muppets. Angus MacLane, who directed the Pixar short Burn-E, will helm this new adventure featuring …
Circle 7 Animation was a short-lived division of The Walt Disney Company specializing in computer generated imagery (CGI) animation. The company was created when Disney felt Pixar would end their contract with them after negotiations were appearing to fall through. So Disney created Circle 7 to work on creating sequels to the Disney-owned Pixar properties …
Disney is planning a direct-to-DVD spinoff of Cars, called Planes. Don’t get too excited, because Pixar won’t be involved. Instead the film will be handled by DisneyToon Studios, whose previous movies include The Lion King 1 ½ and Bambi II. Here is the official plot synopsis: Planes takes off with an international cast of the …
Walt Disney Pictures has released new images and a video of one of the new characters from Pixar’s Cars 2 – Shu Todoroki, a Le Motor Prototype racer representing Japan and bearing #7 in the World Grand Prix. Via /Film Character Description: Shu Todoroki is a Le Motor Prototype racer representing Japan and bearing #7 …
The United States Postal Service announced today that they will release a series of Pixar image stamps in 2011 to continue their successful Art of Disney program of stamps designed from studio properties. The new step of stamps will feature a pane of 20 stamps with five designs from Pixar films: Lightning McQueen and Mater …
“Toy Story 3 dabbles in a winning mixture of nostalgia and hard-won optimism.” Toy Story 3 Directed by Lee Unkrich – Judging by the recent slate of sequels, summer movie franchises long ago devolved into simple arithmetic, a predictable sequence of 2’s and 3’s and Forever Afters, but without a complementary increase in quality. Rare …
Did you know that there are 302 total characters in the film? That’s right, and did you know the original voice actors for Andy and Sid voice the characters again in this movie? CinemaBlend compiled a large list of fun facts, that originally came from Disney, you probably didn’t know about Toy Story 3. With …